Kneading-board.



No. 699,629. 7 Patented May 6, [902.

L. D.- PATTEN.

KNEADING BOARD.

(Application filed Sept. 21, 1901.)

(No Model.)

" Nrrnn STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

LORENZO D. PATTEN, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

KNEADlNG-BOARD.

- EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,629, dated May 6, 1902.

Application filed September 21,1991. Serial No. 76,073. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LORENZO D. PATTEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kneading-Boards; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, in which Figure l is a view showing the bottom or under side of the board before the top is connected thereto. Fig. 2 is a detached view of the top before the same is folded, except the side flange. Fig. 8 is a bottom or under side View of a completed board. Fig. at is a longitudinal section through lineff, Fig. 3.

The presentinvention has relation to kneading-boards; and it consists of the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings,l represents the body or filling, which is formed'of a size to correspond substantially with the size of the board designed to be constructed, and for the purpose of constructing a board that will be cheap, light, and durable the body or filling 1 is preferably formed of cardboard or pressed pulp.

The bottom 2 is preferably formed of galvanized metal and is provided with the extension 3, which extension is folded or bent so that its top or upper side will come on the same plane as the top or upper side of the body or filling 1, and in order to bring this about the metal sheet 2 is bent so as to form the right-angle portion 4 of a width to correspond with the thickness of body 1.

The top 5 is preferably formed of tin and is originally formed somewhat wider than the body or filling 1 and longer than said body and the extension 3 combined for the purpose hereinafter described.

The top 5 is provided with the side flanges.

tension 3, together with the body or filling 1,

are slid into the grooves formed by the flanges top 5, located over the extension 8, is formed into a U shape molding 7, said U -shape molding extending above the top of the board, and the forward edge of the top and bottom carried to a point below the bottom of the board and extended away from the forward end of the board,as illustrated in Figs.3and 4.

It will be understood that by forming the U shaped molding 7 after the top has been connected that it will have a tendency to pull the top 5 down on the body or filling and thereby produce a plane smooth working surface for the board proper and remove or prevent buckling of the metal from what the top 5 is composed.

It will be understood that by setting the U- shaped molding '7 away from the end of the board that the forward flange 8, extending below the bottom of the board, will prevent the board proper from sliding from the operator when placed upon the table or other object, it being understood that the downward extension 8 comes against the edge of the table or other object, and by this arrange ment the metal composing the U-shaped molding 7 and the downward-extending edge 8 will contain a sufficient amount of elasticity to allow the board proper to come and go when in use, thereby preventing any danger of kinkling the top 5.

It will be understood that by providing the metal top and the bottom and forming the U-shaped molding as above described the body or filling 1 will be entirely inclosed or covered upon its top and bottom and its sides and ends, thereby preventing any shrinking of the body or filling, by which shrinking and swelling the metals might become loosened from the body or filling; but by my peculiar arrangement this object is overcome, the,

metal always remaining in its original position with reference to the body or filling. By providing the metal tops and bottoms and connecting them as described, in connection with the U-shaped molding, no seams are necessary upon the working face of the board and no seams upon the bottom or under side of the bottom that come in contact with its body, there can be no contamination brought about by use,and thatby providing the smooth top surface and the metal body a board is produced that can be easily cleaned after use and leave no material upon any part of the board proper, thereby producing a perfectly sanitary board.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a kneading-board consisting of a body or filling having located upon the bottom or under side thereof, a metal bottom provided with a right-angled portion formed of a width to correspond with the thickness of the body or filling, and an extension formed integral with the bottom, a metal top located over the body or filling and over the extension, and said top folded at its sides and ends, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a kneading-board consisting of a body or fillin g, a metal bottom provided with a metal extension, a metal top secured to the body and metal bottom and to the forward extension, and said forward extension and metal top located uponsaid metal extension formed into a U-shape molding, said U-shaped molding extended above the top of the board, and the forward edge thereof extended below the bottom of the board, and located away from the end of the body, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

LORENZO D. PATTENl \Vitnesses:

J. A. JEEFERS, F. W. BOND, 

